2017考研：英语高频短语（6）

1. turn down

拒绝;减少，关小;驳回;顶回去;

[例句]Before this I'd have smiled and turned her down.

在这之前，我本该笑着拒绝她。

2. turn off

(把…)关掉;完成;解雇;转向;

[例句]The truck turned off the main road along the gravelly track which led to the farm.

卡车驶离大路，沿着通向农场的碎石小道行进。

3. turn on

打开(水、电视、收音机、灯、煤气等);(使)感兴趣;(使)兴奋;发动;

[例句]I want to turn on the television.

我想开电视。

4. turn out

关掉;结果是;制造;出席;

[例句]If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would have let them kill me.

如果我早知道自己的人生结局会是如此，我当时宁愿让他们杀了我。

5. turn over

移交;(使)翻转;变换(电视频道);仔细考虑;

[例句]Liz picked up the blue envelope and turned it over curiously.

莉兹拿起蓝色信封，好奇地翻过来看。

6. use up

用完，耗尽;用光;

[例句]We finally use up all of these.

我们终于用完了所有的这些东西。

7. warm up

使热;变热;(使)更活跃;(使)作准备活动;

[例句]In an hour the drivers will be warming up for the main event.

一个小时后车手们将做好准备参加这项重要的赛事。

8. wear off

磨损;磨掉;逐渐减弱;逐渐消失;

[例句]For many the philosophy was merely a fashion, and the novelty soon wore off.

对许多人来说哲学只是一种时髦罢了，不久就没新鲜感了。

9. wear out

穿破;用坏;(使)筋疲力尽;耗尽;

[例句]Every time she consulted her watch, she wondered if the batteries were wearing out.

每次她看手表，都会怀疑是不是电池没电了。

10. while away

消磨;

[例句]Miss Bennett whiled away the hours playing old films on her video-recorder.

贝内特小姐用录像机播放老电影来消磨时间。

11. wipe out

擦去，抹去;消灭，毁灭;

[例句]The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.

这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。

12. work out

解决;作出;锻炼;了解某人的本质;

[例句]Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.

谈判人员定于今天晚些时候进行会谈，商定一个折中方案。

13. devote to

把…专用于，完全用于(某事或做某事);致力于…;倾注;

[例句]This is worth all the time and money I devote to learning and practice.

从这点看，我花在学习和联系上的时间和金钱还是值得的。

14. engage in

经营;参加，从事，忙于;

[例句]Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.

行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究，而非应用性研究。

15. feel like

摸起来像是…，有…的感觉;想要…;

[例句]Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a stranger.

有时我觉得自己和一个陌生人生活在一起。

16. insist on

坚决地宣告;督促;坚持，强调;

[例句]We'll insist on discussing this issue.

我们将抓住这个问题不放。

17. keep from

阻止;隐瞒;免于;忍住;

[例句]He had to lean on Dan to keep from falling.

他不得不靠在丹身上以免摔倒。

18. keep on

继续雇用;继续前进;继续穿着;重复;

[例句]Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there's no one quite ready to step into your shoes.

有时如果没有顶替你的合适人选，他们会继续雇用你一段时间。